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The Global Microbiome: microbes and public health beyond biology – Dr. Amber Benezra
The Global Microbiome: microbes and public health beyond biology – Dr. Amber Benezra
About the speaker: Dr. Amber Benezra is an Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Stevens Institute of Technology. She is a sociocultural anthropologist researching how studies of the human microbiome intersect with biomedical ethics, public health/technological infrastructures, and care. In partnership with human microbial ecologists, she is developing an “anthropology of microbes” to […]
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In vivo physiology of kidney development detected with genetically encoded biosensors
In vivo physiology of kidney development detected with genetically encoded biosensors
Speaker: Iain Drummond, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Davis Center for Aging and Regeneration. MDI Biological Laboratory. About the speaker: Dr. Drummond studies kidney organogenesis, genetic disease, and regeneration using the zebrafish as a model system. His lab uses in vivo imaging and targeted gene mutations to identify new human disease genes, reveal kidney morphogenetic processes, and […]
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